Zhetysu (, pronounced meaning "seven rivers"; also transcribed
Zhetisu,
Jetisuw,
Jetysu,
Jeti-su,
Jity-su,
Жетысу,
Джетысу etc. and
Yedi-su in
Turkish) is a historical name of a part of
Central Asia, corresponding to the South-Eastern part of modern
Kazakhstan. It owes its name, meaning "seven rivers" (literally "seven waters") in
Kazakh, to the rivers which flow from the south-east into
Lake Balkhash.